This piece is a part of the @Sol-art-archive a public domain collection of art and materials designed to be reused and remixed in work however the artist sees fit.<br /><br />---<br /><br />This piece is part of an exploration of the <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.clevelandart.org</a> online archives, there are many materials here, I'm presenting some of these here as my personal favorites. <br /><br />Original Link:<br /><a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.524" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.524</a><br /><br />> So-called mummy portraits were apparently painted during the owners' lives and hung in their homes. At the time of the owner's death, the portrait was taken down, cut from its frame, and trimmed to fit the deceased's mummy, to which it was bound. It was at that time also that the gilding on the center painting was added.